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Random Acts
In this poetry collection...from the pen of...we notice the flavour of lyrical sweetness. The most remarkable characteristic of these poems is that the poet has aptly avoided banal epithets and false elegance. The poems included in...by... show remarkable style, and a wide diversity of theme. The intense creative power shown by the poet makes its presence felt in all these poems. All poems included in the collection...by...are full of remarkable verbal felicity. Apt phrasing and verbal condensation leave no doubt in our minds that the poet’s achievement in this poetry collection is quite a feat.
BIO
Among Karl Elder's accolades are a Pushcart Prize; the Chad Walsh, Lorine Niedecker, and Lucien Stryk Awards; the Christopher Latham Sholes Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers; two appearances in The Best American Poetry ; the Robert Schuricht Endowment; and an outstanding teacher award. His novel, Earth as It Is in Heaven , is from Pebblebrook Press. Alpha Poems Selected and New appeared in 2020 from Water’s Edge Press. Random Acts follows Elder’s previous volumes of poetry from Cyberwit, Phobophobia and Reverie’s Ilk : Collected Prose Poems . Equally notable, Elder has been associated from its inception, and for fifty years, with Seems Literary Magazine — initially as a contributor; then poetry editor; and, ultimately, editor and publisher .
BIO
Among Karl Elder's accolades are a Pushcart Prize; the Chad Walsh, Lorine Niedecker, and Lucien Stryk Awards; the Christopher Latham Sholes Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers; two appearances in The Best American Poetry ; the Robert Schuricht Endowment; and an outstanding teacher award. His novel, Earth as It Is in Heaven , is from Pebblebrook Press. Alpha Poems Selected and New appeared in 2020 from Water’s Edge Press. Random Acts follows Elder’s previous volumes of poetry from Cyberwit, Phobophobia and Reverie’s Ilk : Collected Prose Poems . Equally notable, Elder has been associated from its inception, and for fifty years, with Seems Literary Magazine — initially as a contributor; then poetry editor; and, ultimately, editor and publisher .
90 pages, Paperback
Published June 10, 2022
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